Revealed on: Aug 21, 2025 08:35 am IST
The crash occurred in Herat province, leading to an enormous hearth. Practically 1.8 million Afghans have been forcibly returned from Iran lately.
A bus crash in northwestern Afghanistan killed not less than 79 folks getting back from Iran, together with 19 youngsters, an official stated.
Two folks have been additionally injured within the crash, Inside Ministry spokesperson Abdul Mateen Qani advised The Related Press.
Tolo Information, citing the official, stated the crashed occurred round 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in Herat province. The bus collided with a truck and a motorcycle, inflicting an enormous hearth that killed many on the spot, the outlet reported.
Practically 1.8 million Afghans have been forcibly returned from Iran prior to now few months. An extra 184,459 have been despatched again from Pakistan and greater than 5,000 have been deported from Turkey because the starting of the 12 months. Moreover, almost 10,000 Afghan prisoners have been repatriated, largely from Pakistan.
The Taliban criticized neighboring nations in July for the mass expulsion of Afghans, as Iran and Pakistan expel foreigners who they are saying reside there illegally. The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation stated some 6 million Afghan refugees stay abroad.
Advocacy group Save the Kids known as on nations to make sure that returns to Afghanistan have been secure and famous that pressured returns of kids risked additional hurt.
“This horrific tragedy is a stark reminder of the lethal dangers a whole lot of hundreds of Afghan youngsters face on their journeys from Iran,” a bunch official, Samira Sayed Rahman, stated in an announcement.
Visitors accidents are widespread in Afghanistan, primarily as a result of poor highway situations and driver carelessness.
